{"id":2515446,"date":"2025-11-28T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despicable-al-sharpton-blames-trump-for-national-guard-murder-perpetrated-by-biden-immigrant\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T11:00:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T16:00:49","slug":"despicable-al-sharpton-blames-trump-for-national-guard-murder-perpetrated-by-biden-immigrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despicable-al-sharpton-blames-trump-for-national-guard-murder-perpetrated-by-biden-immigrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Despicable: Al Sharpton Blames Trump for National Guard Murder Perpetrated By Biden Immigrant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdespicable-al-sharpton-blames-trump-for-national-guard-murder-perpetrated-by-biden-immigrant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2515446&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-members-want-natl-guard-to-go-home-new-theory-about-capitol-riots\/\" title=\"GOP members want Natl Guard to go home, new theory about Capitol riots\">national guard soldiers<\/a> were shot and critically wounded near 17th and I Street NW in Washington, D.C., on Thanksgiving eve. The shooter was identified as an Afghan national who entered the U.S. through an immigration program associated with the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal under President Joe Biden. civil rights activist Al Sharpton blamed former President Donald Trump for placing the guardsmen in harmS way, criticizing Trump&#8217;s response and policies. One soldier, west virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, later died from her injuries. In reaction to the shooting,Trump ordered an additional 500 National Guard troops to the capital,a move Sharpton disparaged as insensitive and politically motivated. FBI investigators are treating the incident as an assault on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hypocrisy-trump-team-shows-videos-of-democrat-lawmakers-during-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"\u2018Hypocrisy:\u2019 Trump Team Shows Videos of Democrat Lawmakers During Impeachment Trial\">federal law enforcement officers<\/a>. The deployed National Guard troops in D.C. currently number around 2,200, supporting efforts to address crime and unrest.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Al Sharpton quickly pointed the finger at President Donald Trump on Wednesday after two National Guard soldiers were shot and critically wounded on Thanksgiving Eve.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say two guardsmen were shot near 17th and I Street NW on Wednesday afternoon, prompting a rapid police response and a brief lockdown of the area. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/afghan-national-guard-shooting-suspect-worked-cia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shooter<\/a> was eventually confirmed to be an Afghan national who came into the U.S. under an immigration program that was part of former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s notorious 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>During a segment on &ldquo;Deadline: White House,&rdquo; Sharpton said that the guardsmen were placed &ldquo;in harm&rsquo;s way&rdquo; because of Trump&rsquo;s policies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Matter of two people fighting for their lives, guardsmen, that this president put there. And as I said, I was one that was very vocal against that. But I&rsquo;m not going to belittle the fact that their lives are at stake to get into a back and forth with the president,&rdquo; Sharpton told host Nicole Wallace. &ldquo;I can say that if I&rsquo;m a member of their families, I don&rsquo;t want to hear what he&rsquo;s saying about Honduras right now. I want to pray that these two guardsmen who were ordered there and who we&rsquo;re being told by the mayor was ambushed, make it through.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, it was confirmed one of the soldiers, West Virginia National Guard Specialist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-announces-female-national-guardsmen-died-following-dc-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Beckstrom<\/a>, had succumbed to her wounds.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that Trump ordered an additional 500 National Guard troops into Washington, D.C., following the shooting. Sharpton dismissed Trump&rsquo;s newly announced plan to send an additional 500 personnel, saying the administration is exploiting the shooting to defend its immigration strategy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And all of this about sending in 500 people, what does that have to do with where we are now? I think that we&rsquo;ve got to, those of us that have been opposed to the president&rsquo;s policy, show that we are not going to morally match him by going down to a level of insensitivity,&rdquo; Sharpton added.<\/p>\n<p>Sharpton also took a swipe at Trump&rsquo;s allies, claiming it was &ldquo;ironic&rdquo; to hear lectures on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-j6-defendant-standing-up-against-a-doj-bent-on-collecting-heads\/\" title=\"Introducing the J6 Defendant Fighting Against a Head-Hunting DOJ\">respecting law enforcement<\/a> from people who &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pardoned people assaulting police officers&#038;rdquo<\/a>; after Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are two people fighting for their lives on Thanksgiving Eve. And it just seems ironic to me that people that pardoned people assaulting police officers are now talking about how they&rsquo;re going to uphold and look up to the people in the building. People in that building were beat January 6th,&rdquo; Sharpton said.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1993800402035462182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> that investigators will treat the shooting of two National Guard soldiers as an assault on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-obama-biden-doj-was-politicized-and-weaponized-against-opponents\/\" title=\"Sen. Cruz: Obama-Biden DOJ was \u2018politicized and weaponized\u2019 against opponents\">federal law enforcement officer<\/a>. The troops arrived in Washington, D.C., in August as part of the federal response to rising crime and disorder, bringing the current deployment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/national-guard-shooting-washington-dc-b0b301ad?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqcG2N3MAZpxqSoCflPoAFiviaS27CCV7t0MiUH2rGJAlcUbizBtT8EOxkIxMZ4%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69278240&amp;gaa_sig=bNR9iVSkK63tqBZvdQ_8AovWJ_SBmquVe7mVNSOscWh3OGpOZrM_C7gzyqAdkoKj7OwCqCB7nG17V8orDsuaQQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">roughly<\/a> 2,200 personnel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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